Public Transactions. -- The Religious Quality of Venetian Character. -- The Legend of Pope Alexander III. and Frederic Barbarossa. -- Enrico Dandolo. -- Preparations for the Third Crusade. -- Mission of Villehardouin to Venice. -- Proceedings of the Venetians. -- Departure of the Fleet. -- St. Mark's En- riched by the Pillage of Constanthiople. -- The Story of St. Mark's an Epit- ome of that of Venice. Page
I. THE BEGINNING OF THE, DUOMO, AND THE BATTLE OF MONTAPERTI.
Turbulence of the Sienese during Middle Ages. -- Public Works in Twelfth Cen- tury. -- Beginning ofthe Duomo. -- Its Site. -- Story of the Early Work. -- The Building a Work of the Commune. -- Ordinances relating to it. -- Sicilesc Archivcs. -- Funds for Building. -- The Festival of the Madonna of August. -- Earliest Records relating to the Existing, Building. -- Work done in 1260. -- Guelf and Ghibelline. -- Effect of Death of Fredcric II. on Party Relations. -- Discord between Florence and Siena. -- Ghibellines Exiled from Florence Welcomed by Siena. -- Preparations for War. -- Manfred Takes Siena under his Protection. -- German Mercenaries. -- Campaign of the Spring of 1260. -- Farinata degli Uberti. -- Preparations for Autumn Campaign. -- Florentines March towards Siena, and Encamp at Montaperti. -- Summons, to the City to Surrender. -- Deliberations and Preparations of the Sicnese. -- Battle of Mon- taperti. -- Rout of the Florentines. -- Results of the Sienese Victory.
Progress of the Building. -- The Cupola. -- Irregularities in Construction. -- The Pulpit of Niccola Pisano. -- Release of Prisoners. -- Picr Pettignano. -- The Façade. -- Giovanni Pisano. -- Revival of Painting. -- Duccio di Boninsegna, his Altar-piece. -- Celebration in Taking it to the Duomo. -- The New Baptis- tery. -- Proposal for a New Church. -- Its Rejection. -- Slow Progress of the Buildin. -- Oblatcs. -- New Statutes respecting the Duomo. -- Change in the Spiritual Temper of the People in Fourteenth Century -- Flourishing Condi- tion of the City. -- Resolve to Build a New Church. -- Beauty and Magnifi- cencc of the New Design. -- Work Begun -- Lando di Pietro. -- Calamities in 1340 -- Activity in Public Works. -- Increase of Wealth and Dissoluteness -- The Plague of 134S. -- Its Horrors. -- Desolation of the City. -- Slow and Par- tial Rccovcry -- Diminution of Population, and of Means for Carrying on the Duomo -- The New Church Given Up and in Great Part Demolished -- End of the Story of the Duomo as a Great Civic Work -- Completion of the Exist- img Building -- Its Wealth of Adornment -- Decline of Siena.
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Publication Information: Book Title: Historical Studies of Church-Building in the Middle Ages: Venice, Siena, Florence. Contributors: Charles Eliot Norton - author. Publisher: Harper & Brothers. Place of Publication: New York. Publication Year: 1880. Page Number: iv.
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